Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 96 | 103 | 124 | 121 | 145 | 141 | 138 | 123 | 196 | 493 | 595 | 490 | 428 | 349 | 257 | 255 | 196 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.82m | 1:31PM2.02m | 1:52AM1.89m | 2:26PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.24m | 7:06AM0.10m | 7:45PM0.17m | 8:03AM0.03m | 8:41PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | N 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 92 | 96 | 45 | 99 | 77 | 145 | 141 | 138 | 123 | 196 | 493 | 595 | 490 | 428 | 349 | 257 | 255 | 196 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 103 | 124 | 121 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 61 | 60 | 93 | 55 | 90 | 69 | 16 | 63 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 17 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 15 | 22 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 9 | 50 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 305 | 131 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 33 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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